rev
Example Sentences
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To support its policy objectives, China set a fiscal deficit target of around 4% of GDP, in line with last year’s record deficit target, giving policymakers ample room to rev up government spending if needed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
That means the engines have to rev high in the corners, so drivers are using lower gears.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
The "Avatar" films "connect everywhere around the world," Gross said, adding that the 20th Century movie -- like its predecessors -- would likely rev up on "outstanding word-of-mouth."
From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025
If you have a chance to do so, you will rev up the machinery needed to build an atomic bomb as quickly as possible.
From Slate • Jun. 24, 2025
Your turn to rev the engine, turn on the jets.
From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
